Hi, that'll teach me to post before reding, <smile>.
much better explanation than mine, <smile>.
I'm getting old, or lazy or something, lol.
Cheers!
-----Original Message-----
From: Nicole Massey
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 8:31 PM
To: QWS list
Subject: RE: QWS List midi clock?
MIDI clock is one of the messages in MIDI known as System Real Time
messages, IIRC. What it does is simple -- it tells all devices reading it
the tempo and where the first beat of a measure is. It's used to synchronize
multiple devices, like drum machines, ADAT's, and hardware sequencers. It's
a less strict time code than SMPTE, but more strict and better implemented
than MIDI Song Position Pointer. It was one of the first big additions to
the MIDI specification, and may even predate the MIDI Sample Dump Standard.
It's one of those things that you won't really think about it unless you
need it, and if you need it you really need it to get anything done. (Some
sequencers have ways around using it, but it's sequencer dependent and often
not pretty)
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Raymond Grote
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 7:18 PM
To: QWS list
Subject: QWS List midi clock?
Hi list,
Recently someone mentioned the midi clock, which I've never used. I don't
even know what it's for. The only thing I do know is that Bassmidi doesn't
like it so I had to turn it off. So, can anyone explain what it is and how
it would be useful?
Thanks, and happy holidays!
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